Thursday, March 13, 2008

General Trivia Questions #1,867-1,872

Question 1,867: Entertainment & Food -- Personality's Perfume

What celebrity introduced her Now and Forever perfume in 2001?

a) Bette Midler
b) Joan Collins
c) Joan Rivers
d) Oprah Winfrey

Question 1,868: History & Government -- Mafia Meaning

What does the 'F' in Mafia stand for?

a) Father
b) Fortune
c) French
d) Friends

Question 1,869: Math & Science -- Polygon Pot Luck

What regular geometric figure's area is equal to 1.72 times the length of one side squared?

a) Decagon
b) Hexagon
c) Octagon
d) Pentagon

Question 1,870: Geography & Nature -- Maine Beat

Which U.S. state has the easternmost point after Maine?

a) Florida
b) Massachusetts
c) New Hampshire
d) Rhode Island

Question 1,871: Literature & Arts -- Ole Ms. Magazine

What was the first U.S. magazine for women, published by Amelia Jenks Bloomer from 1849 to 1854?

a) Bloom
b) Bud
c) Lily
d) Petal

Question 1,872: Sports & Games -- Balance Beam

How long is a balance beam?

a) 12 feet
b) 14 feet
c) 16 feet
d) 18 feet

4 comments:

Zoooma said...

Question for the Author of the Quiz:

Which U.S. State has the Easternmost Point BEFORE Maine?!?

THETA Poker said...

I'm not sure what you mean, but I'd have to say Massachusetts, which Maine used to be part of.

Zoooma said...

Okay, well, I'm kind of being the Trivia Wiseguy here ...

FYI, technically the Easternmost point in the United States is at a place called Pochnoi Point on Semisopochnoi Island.

The Easternmost Point in the CONTINENTAL United States, that's definitely Lubec, Maine, well Lubec is the Easternmost town... perhaps there's a spot outside of Lubec further East? Not exactly sure. After that? New Hampshire seems right but Martha's Vineyard (the only place with an apostrophe in the name in the U.S.) could extend slightly east of NH. Not sure.

THETA Poker said...

Correction on the Mafia question: the name probably comes from the Arabic word for "aggressive" or "boasting". The question here relates to a popular backronym. Thanks to CGB for the heads up!